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Star Engineering Pte Ltd v Pollisum Engineering Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGCA 30
The Singapore Court of Appeal dismissed Star Engineering's appeal in [2024] SGCA 30, affirming a stay of proceedings in favor of arbitration. The Court criticized the parties' procedural impasse over commencing arbitration, ruling that the performance bond dispute fell within the arbitration agreeme
DBL v DBM [2024] SGCA 19
An aggrieved party cannot argue a breach of natural justice if it failed to raise an objection before the tribunal at the material time. Furthermore, curial intervention requires proof of actual or real prejudice caused by the breach.
Voltas Ltd v York International Pte Ltd [2024] SGCA 12
A conditional award can constitute a final award, and a tribunal cannot impliedly reserve its jurisdiction to revisit an otherwise final award.
CZD v CZE [2023] SGHC 86
The court held that the Tribunal did not exceed its jurisdiction as the Award was based on the Loan Agreement, and that the claimant's failure to disclose a pending application in the PRC was inconsequential.
Presscrete Engineering Pte Ltd v SsangYong-Wai Fong Joint Venture [2023] SGHC 8
A dispute falls within the scope of an arbitration agreement if it arises out of or is connected with the contract, and the court should only refuse a stay in the clearest of cases.
CWP v CWQ [2023] SGHC 61
The court will not intervene in an arbitral award on the merits; intervention is limited to narrow exceptions such as a breach of natural justice, which must be demonstrated by a clear and virtually inescapable inference.
Beltran, Julian Moreno and another v Terraform Labs Pte Ltd and others [2023] SGHC 340
A defendant takes a 'step in the proceedings' by filing a defence on the merits and a counterclaim, and by filing applications for substantive relief, which are inconsistent with a jurisdictional challenge.
JE Synergy Engineering Pte Ltd v Niu Ji Wei and another (Sinohydro Corp Ltd (Singapore Branch), third party; Vico Construction Pte Ltd, fourth party) [2023] SGHC 281
The court affirmed the grant of a case management stay of court proceedings in favour of arbitration where there was a significant overlap of issues and parties, and where the resolution of the court proceedings depended on the resolution of issues in the arbitration.
CYE v CYF [2023] SGHC 275
In CYE v CYF, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Arbitration — Award.
DBL v DBM [2023] SGHC 267
A party challenging an arbitration award for breach of natural justice must establish that the breach was connected to the making of the award and caused actual prejudice; mere technical breaches are insufficient.
CXG and another v CXI and others [2023] SGHC 244
Forum non conveniens principles are irrelevant to the court's exercise of jurisdiction over an application to enforce a domestic interim measure in a Singapore-seated international arbitration under s 12(6) of the IAA.
CZO v CZP [2023] SGHC 237
The court held that a tribunal's failure to expressly address an argument does not constitute a breach of natural justice if the tribunal's reasoning, read in context, demonstrates that it applied its mind to the issue.
Europ Assistance Holding SA v ONB Technologies Pte Ltd (ONB Holdings Pte Ltd, non-party) [2023] SGHC 226
A winding-up application will be dismissed where the claimant fails to prove the company is unable to pay its debts under the cash flow test, and where the underlying debt is subject to a valid arbitration agreement.
ONGC Petro additions Ltd v DL E&C Co, Ltd (formerly known as Daelim Industrial Co Ltd) [2023] SGHC 197
An arbitral tribunal does not act in excess of jurisdiction by revisiting issues in a quantum phase that were not conclusively determined in a bifurcated liability award, and a tribunal's reasoning based on evidence and arguments presented during the proceedings does not breach n
DAY v DAZ [2023] SGHC 185
A dispute over whether a specific dispute resolution mechanism (ST 3.3 and 3.4) applies to a particular matter is not itself a dispute 'subject to' that mechanism, and therefore falls within the scope of the general arbitration agreement (GT 14).
VV and Another v VW [2008] SGHC 11
The High Court dismissed the application to set aside an Arbitrator's costs award, ruling that arbitrators may rely on their own expertise to assess costs. The court found no breach of natural justice, affirming that disagreements over quantum do not constitute grounds for setting aside an award.
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd v Samudera Shipping Line Ltd [2007] SGHC 41
The court has the power to stay proceedings in the High Court to prevent a multiplicity of actions, even where s 6 of the Arbitration Act does not apply because the plaintiff in the court action is not a party to the arbitration agreement.
Ng Chin Siau and Others v How Kim Chuan [2007] SGHC 31
In Ng Chin Siau v How Kim Chuan [2007] SGHC 31, the High Court dismissed an application for leave to appeal, affirming the finality of arbitral findings. The court rejected attempts to re-litigate issues or challenge valuation methods that were inconsistent with the parties' prior conduct.
Anwar Siraj and Another v Teo Hee Lai Building Construction Pte Ltd [2007] SGHC 29
The High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' appeal in Anwar Siraj v Teo Hee Lai Building Construction, affirming a stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration. The court ruled that allegations of fraud no longer provide a statutory basis to refuse a stay under the current Arbitration Act.
Tay Eng Chuan v Ace Insurance Ltd [2007] SGHC 212
Compliance with an arbitration clause is a condition precedent to establishing liability under the insurance policy; where the right to arbitrate is extinguished, the claimant cannot bypass the arbitration clause by commencing a legal action in court.
Econ Piling Pte Ltd v NCC International AB [2007] SGHC 17
A subsequent agreement with a court-exclusive dispute resolution clause supersedes an earlier arbitration agreement in a related contract where the two are inconsistent.
Aloe Vera of America, Inc v Asianic Food (S) Pte Ltd and Another [2006] SGHC 78
The court held that the enforcement process for a foreign arbitral award under the International Arbitration Act is mechanistic, and the court should not re-examine the merits of the arbitral tribunal's findings on jurisdiction unless a ground under s 31(2) of the Act is establis
Ng Huat Foundations Pte Ltd v Samwoh Resources Pte Ltd [2006] SGHC 43
An appeal against an arbitral award on a question of law is misconceived if it is premised on facts that were not found by the arbitrator, as the arbitrator is the master of the facts.
Progen Engineering Pte Ltd v Winter Engineering (S) Pte Ltd [2006] SGHC 224
The court held that an arbitrator's unilateral fixing of fees does not constitute a valid reason for a party's delay in appealing an award, and that the court will not exercise its discretion to extend time for an appeal where the delay is substantial and the party has failed to